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verb

To eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth: heave, throw up, vomit. See mouth.

Slang for selling off a losing position even if the loss is substantial.

Investopedia Says:
The point at which an investor decides to sell regardless of price has been dubbed "the puke point." This follows the theory that successful trading means always cutting your losses and letting your winners ride.

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verb
/pju:k/ /pju:k/
verb

1: intr. To vomit. (1600 —) .

2: trans. To vomit (food). Also with up. (1601 —) . noun

3: An act of vomiting. (1737 —) .

[Prob. imitative.]

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - brække sig
v. tr. - kaste op, spytte ud
n. - opkast

Nederlands (Dutch)
kotsen, kots

Français (French)
v. intr. - dégueuler, gerber (vulg), vomir
v. tr. - dégueuler
n. - dégueulis

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kotze
v. - kotzen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ξερατό, εμετός
v. - κάνω εμετό, ξερνώ

Italiano (Italian)
rigettare, vomitare, vomito

Português (Portuguese)
n. - vômito (m)
v. - vomitar

Русский (Russian)
блевать, блевотина, рвать, тошнить, дерьмо

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - vomitarse
v. tr. - vomitar
n. - vómito

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kräkning
v. - kräkas, spy

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
呕, 吐, 呕吐, 喷, 使呕吐, 喷出, 吐剂, 呕吐物

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 嘔, 吐, 嘔吐, 噴
v. tr. - 嘔, 吐, 嘔吐, 使嘔吐, 噴, 噴出
n. - 嘔吐, 吐劑, 嘔吐物

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 토하다
v. tr. - 토하다
n. - 구토, 토한 것

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ゲーッと吐く, 吐く, 嘔吐する
n. - 嘔吐, ゲロ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تقيء, غثيان (فعل) يتقيأ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮הקיא‬
v. tr. - ‮הקיא‬
n. - ‮קיא, הקאה‬

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